BREVET


Meaning of BREVET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbrevɪt ]

n. & v. --n. (often attrib.) a document conferring a privilege from a sovereign or government, esp. a rank in the army, without the appropriate pay (was promoted by brevet; brevet major). --v.tr. (breveted, breveting or brevetted, brevetting) confer brevet rank on. [ME f. OF dimin. of bref BRIEF]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.